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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions across the geometry and measures statements at Foundation tier. Choose the non-calculator filter to rehearse Paper 1, which counts for a third of the marks.

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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · Geometry and measures · 15 questions

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1.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° and an area of 78.5 cm². Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
(a)10 cm
(b)20 cm
(c)100 cm
(d)5 cm
2.A hexagon has interior angles of 130°, 142°, 125°, 150°, 135° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)142°
(b)40°
(c)38°
(d)398°
3.The point A(3, 2) is translated by the vector (−5, 4) to give point B. Work out the coordinates of B.
(a)(−2, 6)
(b)(−2, −2)
(c)(7, −3)
(d)(8, 6)
4.A cylindrical water tank has a solid hemispherical dome on top, both with radius 2 m. Work out the volume of the hemispherical dome alone. Use π = 3.14 and give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
(a)33.493 m³
(b)16.747 m³
(c)8.373 m³
(d)50.24 m³
5.How many vertices does a cylinder have?
(a)2
(b)4
(c)1
(d)0
6.A cylinder has a volume of 942 cm³ and a height of 12 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the cylinder.
(a)25 cm
(b)8.9 cm
(c)5 cm
(d)17.3 cm
7.A wooden block is a cuboid measuring 2 cm by 10 cm by 15 cm. Work out the volume of the block.
(a)27 cm³
(b)400 cm²
(c)150 cm³
(d)300 cm³
8.Triangle DEF has a right angle at E. Angle DFE = 60° and EF = 9 cm. Work out the exact length of DE.
(a)18 cm
(b)3√3 cm
(c)9√3/2 cm
(d)9√3 cm
9.A cyclist's journey from her house to the shop is represented by the column vector with top number 2 and bottom number 5, where each unit is 1 km east and 1 km north. She then cycles from the shop to the park, represented by the column vector with top number 4 and bottom number −3. What single column vector represents her journey from her house directly to the park?
(a)(2, −8)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(6, 8)
(d)(−2, 8)
10.Work out the length of the straight line segment joining the points (2, −4) and (−3, −4).
(a)1
(b)5
(c)0
(d)6
11.A robot on a grid moves by the vector $(- 2 3)$ , then by the vector $(5 - 7)$ , then by the vector $(1 4)$ . Write down the single column vector that has the same overall effect as these three moves.
(a) $(- 6 14)$
(b) $(0 4)$
(c) $(3 - 4)$
(d) $(4 0)$
12.Point B is at (3, 5). It is reflected in the line y = 2. Work out the coordinates of the image of point B.
(a)(3, −4)
(b)(3, −1)
(c)(3, −5)
(d)(−3, 5)
13.What does the statement AB = CD mean, where A, B, C and D are all points?
(a)AB is parallel to CD
(b)A, B, C and D all lie on one line
(c)AB and CD are equal in length
(d)AB is perpendicular to CD
14.Two points on a circle divide its circumference into two arcs of different lengths. Write down the name given to the shorter of the two arcs.
(a)Major arc
(b)Minor segment
(c)Chord
(d)Minor arc
15.A water tank is a cube with edges of length 2 m. Work out how many cubic centimetres the tank holds when it is full.
(a)8,000,000 cm³
(b)8,000 cm³
(c)8 cm³
(d)80,000 cm³

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